20 year anniversary 12/12/92 - 12/12/12

20 Year Anniversary 12/12/92 - 12/12/12

1992

1992Remembering our beloved friends…

Amar Nazzar

9/12/40 - 5/18/12

Saiid Hattab

12/8/52 - 5/19/93

1/28/57 – 6/8/12

Mohamed Farid Mazouni

Samir Medjoubi12/11/57 - 3/18/08

1992Purpose and Goals AAA-NC

Is a Non-profit, Apolitical and Non-religious Association.

To provide a community-wide forum and structure within which its members may exchange views and formulate and implement coordinated programs and policies reflecting their common interest and shared concerns.

To foster, through educational programs and other appropriate means, greater awareness, understanding, and appreciation among Algerian-Americans and Algerians residing in the United States of their cultural and ethnic heritage.

To represent and promote the common interests of Algerian-Americans and Algerians residing in the United States; and to express their shared concerns and views.

To seek to contribute to the strengthening of ties of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Algeria.

1992Before 1992

Discussions for the creation of an association in early ’80’s

Informal and Ad-hoc gatherings between friends in the Bay Area:

Picnics, private celebrations Soccer games Card (Belotte, La guinche,

dominos …) games Events (Ramadan nites, Eiid,

New Years …) celebrations Stanford International Food

Festival ….

19921992: The Birth of AAA-NC June 27, 1992:

Over 100 Algerians/Algerian-Americans gather for a Mechaoui in Napa at Krimo Souilah’s place

H.E Ambassador of Algeria and his family Gathered names and addresses of

Algerians/Algerian-Americans in the area Resolution to create an association

November 7th, 1992: First official meeting at Stanford I-Center Two Working committees were setup to work on the

creation of the association

…….. and then came …

1992

December 12, 1992 AAA-NC is Officially Born !!!! Temporary Board is elected:

Fouad Bendimerad – President Maamar Zoubeidi – VP Dahmane Dahmani – Secretary Saiid Hattab – Treasurer*

• * April 1993 : Athman Nouiouat - Treasurer

19921994-1995

First Official Board elected on December 4, 1993: (Election Committee: Mouloud Kabbes, Saiid Salah Mars & Lakhdar Iguelmamen)

Fouad Bendimerad – President Maamar Zoubeidi – VP Kader Benaouda– Secretary Dahmane Dahmani – Treasurer

Board Members/Delegates:Krimo Salem, Mourad Bouhafs, Kader Benaouda, Krimo

Souilah, Allaoua Kartoum, Mourad Noui, Mokhtar Mered, Lakhdar Iguelmamene, Nassim Arbouz, Sami Fars, Nasser Addi, Ahmed Chenna,Yahia Benyammi, Mohamed F Mazouni

19921996-1997

Elected Board:- Mohamed Farid Mazouni – President- Nasser Addi - VP- Nassim Arbouz/Salim Fedel – Secretary- Loqman Khemici – Treasurer

Board Members:- Ahmed Chenna, Cherif Kedir , Samir Medjoubi

19921998-1999

Elected Board:- Omar Khemici – President- Ali Bouaricha – VP- Mohamed Zait/Mohamed F. Mazouni –

Secretary- Foued Bouhafs/Hafdi – Treasurer

Board Members:- Mokhtar Hirech, Aberazek Kamel, Amar Guettaf

19922000-2002

Elected Board:- Maamar Zoubeidi – President- Krimo Semoud – VP- Abderezak Kamel – Secretary- Ali Hachim – Treasurer

- Board Members:- Nouri Fardehab

19922003-2004

Elected Board:- Smail Chikhoune – President- Samir Ainceri – VP- Mohamed Mazouni – Secretary- Kader Benaouda – Treasurer

Board Members:Belgacem Haba - Special eventsOmar Khemici - Special eventsKrimo Souilah = Special eventsFella Benyammi – MembershipCherif Kedir - Webmaster

19922005 - 2007

Elected Board:- Yacine Rahmoun- President- Yasmine Chambi – VP- Youssef Loldj – Secretary- Nasser Ali-Chaouche- Treasurer

Board Members:- Souhila Benmayouf, Mourad Mouzaoui, Mokhtar Izebboudjen,

Samir Medjoubi

19922008-2012

Elected Board:- Djamel Belhocine – President

- Samia Bendimerad – VP

- Reda Guermas – Secretary- Karim Hakim – Treasurer

- Board Members:- Kamila Graba, Samy Fars, Dahmane Dahmani

19922012-2013

Elected Board:- Chakib Khemici – President- Anis Cherif – VP- Souhil Zaim – Secretary- Imene Aggoun – Treasurer

Board Members:- Lotfi Ghernoub, Sana Hammou, Karima Belhocine,

Chafik Chenennou, Bachir Khababa,Salah Khodja, Samy Khodja, Chahida Fardeheb, Sabrina Mekhalfa

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1992-2013

1992 Association Structure

Mission Statement By-Laws Election procedure Incorporation of the Association Non-Profit – 503(c) Status PO Box Address, Bank Account AAA-NC logo, AAA-NC Newsletter Mailing list, AAA-NC mailing groups, DZ-Net Website : aaa-nc.org Facebook page

1992Picnics

Picnics: 4 & 5th July celebrations: In Napa, Berkeley, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Campbell

Eiid celebrations Ramadhan nites

Sahras with movies, games … New Year Celebrations

1992 Comedy & Music

El Hadj Fergani

Yazid

Andalous Music with El Ghoul

1992Ballet d’Algerie

1992Fashion Show: Algerian Dresses

1992

Sponsored the 9th Annual Arab Film FestivalSeptember-October 2005

Douar de Femmes.Douar de Femmes.ExilsExils

Bab El WebBab El Web

CousinesCousines

War without imagesWar without images

1992

Algerian culinary: First Algerian cooking book in English

1992

Promote and encourage Algerian-American talent Algerian Of the Month 2005

Cheb i Sabbah

Sonia Ait Ahmed Ladjadj

The Dunes

Khalil Bendib

Omar Ait Vimoun

1992

Stanford International Festival

1992

Involving our Kids in AAA-NC- “Eiid Celebrations:

-Kids Day to the Museums-Graduation Celebration

1992 Workshops for the Community

Entrepreneurship, How to start?

Financial Workshop

Real Estate: Home Buyers workshop

1992 Initiatives/Awards

AAA-NC NL: First issue 8/15/1993

Algerian Movies nites: “Les Vacances de L’inspecteur Tahar” “L’evasion de Hassen Terro”

Sponsors of lectures and visitor scholars Representation of Algerian community in the

international events in Bay Area (Arab Cultural events, Stanford Food festival)

Best Community award from TechWadi Algerian Startups Initiative in Algeria

1992Working with Organizations

Meetings with Algerian Ambassadors: Help with the Algerian Elections Work with other Algerian-American

Organizations: AAA-GW, AAA-NY, AACA … March in San Francisco to Stop Violence in

Algeria on October 31, 1997: In coordination with AAA-NY

Participation in the 1st Algerian-American convention in Kader - Iowa

Meetings with Algerian businesses, Algerian Diaspora

1992Helping others/Emergencies

The Hattab fund The Mekias Fund Donations for Boumerdes Earthquake Fund Keeping the community informed and involved

(especially during sad/bad news) Helping the community members Helping New Algerians to the community

…Messages from …

1992AAA-NC Needs YOU!

This is YOUR Association

It works for YOU

and EVERYONE is Needed!

YOUR MEMBERSHIP and ACTIVE Participation are key to the prosperity of AAA-NC

Become Member of AAA-NC today!

1992Our Sponsor

1992Let’s celebrate with …

Chaou

&

Djamel Lahlou